Skip to main content
Harmonica, octave-tuned, G
Harmonica, octave-tuned, G
Harmonica, octave-tuned, G

Harmonica, octave-tuned, G

Date1909-1933 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelHohner Band No. 6194
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the back casing:
Left side: DEM VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [double-ringed medal containing three people] ULM (in a medal) / [double-ringed medal containing a right-facing bust] 1873 1871 (in a medal)

Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from jagged, cuffed, buttoned sleeves holding a double-ringed medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZT (written around the inner edges) / M. Hohner

Right side: STUTT / GART (in a medal) PHILAD / [double-ringed medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (in a medal) [double-ringed medal containing a seated person facing left] 1876 / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)
MarkingsStamped on the front casing: [wreath of leaves, oval containing front-facing bust of M. Hohner and words M. HOHNER] THE HOHNER BAND / MADE BY M. HOHNER GERMANY
DescriptionMetal casings, varnished wooden comb. 2 brass plates with 12 brass reeds each, 24 reeds. 12 double holes, each compartment housing 1 reed. The blow and draw reeds alternate holes. Designed with a curved front and back.

Original box. Its design may indicate this harmonica dates from the end of the proposed period, about 1909-1933, as it differs from other examples. Otherwise, it may have been used for the European market, which packaged instruments differently.
Dimensions4 x 1-1/8 inches

See Harmonica Description Sheet.
ProvenancePurchased by donor, February 1994.
Published ReferencesLee Raine M. Randall. The Hohner Harmonica Company: Models and Marketing Material from About 1900 to 1940. M. M. Thesis. Vermillion: University of South Dakota, 2007.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07948
On View
Not on view
Octave-tuned harmonica, C, G
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
1925 ca.
Octave-tuned harmonica, C
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
1910-1924 ca.
Octave-tuned harmonica
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
1924-1930 ca.
Tremolo harmonica, G
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
1924-1928 ca.
Triplet harmonica
J. S. Duss
1905-1915 ca.
Full concert harmonica, D
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
1923 ca.
We use cookies to ensure we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to use this site or by closing or clicking "I agree", you agree to the use of cookies. I agree